Somerset has hundreds of sites where you can turn up for informal accommodation, including many where you can still savour the gypsy thrill of the open road, not knowing until dusk where you’ll spend the night.

Many used to do just that.

The long hot summers of the 1930s allowed many people with limited means to take walking and tenting holidays, and they naturally chose the best open countryside they could find.

You might prefer to come in the car, but you can still find a really nice piece of scenery and go to sleep right in the heart of it, ready to state exploring the next morning.

On the coast you’ll find most of the big, well organised sites, where caravans, chalets and tents all share the same extensive facilities, and you can safely lose sight of the kids for an hour or two while the grown-ups do grown-up things.

Inland it’s a more intricate, intimate scene.

Your campsite might adjoin a farm where you’re woken by the hens who have just laid your breakfast eggs, or lie behind a pub where you eat a wonderful meal, have a few pints and walk through the orchard to your waiting tent.

You’ll wake up to a new view in the morning, with new places to explore just beyond your tent flap.

You don’t have to take a chance with Somerset camping.

As well as this website, there are half a dozen which enable you to find out what accommodation’s on offer exactly where you need it, and many sites can be booked in advance.

There are sites with every facility, and sites where you can enjoy being self-sufficient.

It’s a wonderful way to take a break.

Just remember that all land in England is owned by someone or other, and do get permission before you pitch on your pitch.

Whilst you're experience a Somerset camping trip why not check out the local attractions and events you can visit.

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